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Where does “nagas” come from?

nagas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic nogaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

nagas (Lithuanian): fingernail, nail; claw; talon

Definitions

  1. fingernail, nail; claw; talon

Ancestry of “nagas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicnogaʔ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
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